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...concerning his alliance with the faculty or with the Alumni Association are paramount. I believe that, whatever his standing, whether or not he be a member of the Faculty, he should not be surrounded by such a blaze of glory or honor that the humble fear to approach his throne or open their hearts to him. They must not be frightened by his title, and for that reason, I should suggest that he should not rejoice in the title of professor...
Into the Papal throne room filed 3,000 Frascati pilgrims in unaccustomed dress suits, black vests, white gloves. Each pilgrim grasped firmly by the neck a bottle of amber Frascati wine. One by one the 3,000 pilgrims filed past the Pope to receive a special apostolic blessing and then filed out. Left on long tables, 3,000 bottles stood against the wall...
Lean, wiry Bacha Sakao, "The Water Carrier," bandit King of Afghanistan sat, unconcerned, in the capital city of Kabul last fortnight while the King he drove from the throne, plump, oily Amanullah, prestidigitated in far off Kandahar to show his fitness to rule...
...white and gold gown with an overdress of changeable pastel shades," as fashion technicians described it. Holding her firmly by the hand was scarlet-coated Edward of Wales, his uniform collar embroidered with the wild onion of the Welsh Guards. Prince Edward led his mother to the single throne on the dais, bowed, took his place in the brilliant family circle of his brothers, his sister, his uncles and his aunts...
...debutantes entered, three white feathers in their hair, court trains trailing just 18 inches on the ground behind them, long white gloves on their arms. One by one they curtsied as the chamberlain read their names aloud, and walked backwards to the side of the throne room. Each presentation took just 30 seconds. Miss Wills was seen to smile slightly as the Queen dipped her head in acknowledgment of the Wills curtsey...